Fiscal Policy
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Federal Dependency is a Ticking Time Bomb for State Budgets
Congress funds a big chunk of state spending. But the more states rely on Washington, the less control they have over their own policies.
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The Trolley Problem of Taxation: Should DOGE Savings Go to Taxpayers?
The unfortunate reality is that someone must pay for the profligacy of decades of spendthrift politicians in Washington, DC. But the question of who must pay is an important one.
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Scrapped Ventilators and Sovereign Wealth: Why Central Planners Shouldn’t Invest
Cutting waste at USAID while launching an utterly doomed Sovereign Wealth Fund is incongruous at best.
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Defund NPR? It’s About Time
Congressionally funded media outlets are a teaspoon in the ocean of federal spending. But scrapping them is more important than you think.
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A Politically Feasible Plan to Fix Social Security
Social Security doesn’t work. Letting those who choose to save and invest for themselves could improve its sustainability.
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Milei’s First Year: Liberty, Less Regulation, Low Inflation
One year into his presidency, Javier Milei has outperformed any reasonable expectations, except perhaps his own.
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The Legacy of Bidenomics: Overspending, Overtaxing, Overregulating
Now we’ve got fewer jobs, less investment, and sky-high compliance costs. If only somebody could’ve explained it to him.
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Can a State Just Opt Out of Federal Social Security?
If a state wanted to stop sending contributions and receiving benefits from a wasteful plan, could they? Montreal’s pension exemption may provide an answer.
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Why the US Grows While the EU Slows: Adam Smith’s Recipe
Adam Smith’s recipe of “peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice” explains much of the discrepancy in GDP.
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Is There Hope in Politics?
Political avarice, sanctioned robbery, coercive control: such is the nature of government, and always has been. We already know the cure.
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Federal Dependency is a Ticking Time Bomb for State Budgets
Congress funds a big chunk of state spending. But the more states rely on Washington, the less control they have over their own policies.
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The Trolley Problem of Taxation: Should DOGE Savings Go to Taxpayers?
The unfortunate reality is that someone must pay for the profligacy of decades of spendthrift politicians in Washington, DC. But the question of who must pay is an important one.
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Scrapped Ventilators and Sovereign Wealth: Why Central Planners Shouldn’t Invest
Cutting waste at USAID while launching an utterly doomed Sovereign Wealth Fund is incongruous at best.
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•
Defund NPR? It’s About Time
Congressionally funded media outlets are a teaspoon in the ocean of federal spending. But scrapping them is more important than you think.
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A Politically Feasible Plan to Fix Social Security
Social Security doesn’t work. Letting those who choose to save and invest for themselves could improve its sustainability.
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Milei’s First Year: Liberty, Less Regulation, Low Inflation
One year into his presidency, Javier Milei has outperformed any reasonable expectations, except perhaps his own.
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The Legacy of Bidenomics: Overspending, Overtaxing, Overregulating
Now we’ve got fewer jobs, less investment, and sky-high compliance costs. If only somebody could’ve explained it to him.
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•
Can a State Just Opt Out of Federal Social Security?
If a state wanted to stop sending contributions and receiving benefits from a wasteful plan, could they? Montreal’s pension exemption may provide an answer.
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Why the US Grows While the EU Slows: Adam Smith’s Recipe
Adam Smith’s recipe of “peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice” explains much of the discrepancy in GDP.
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Is There Hope in Politics?
Political avarice, sanctioned robbery, coercive control: such is the nature of government, and always has been. We already know the cure.